Previous Events
2024
Join Studio 203 resident artists, Stacey Meineke, Hector O. Hernandez, Grant Zizzo and Aneesa Shami Zizzo for a massive studio sale.
Join us for the final exhibition reception at our Motor Ave location and celebrate the end of our first artist-in-residence program.
Studio 203 is thrilled to present our first artist-in-residence program framed as a continuously evolving two-person exhibition featuring Los Angeles-based artists, Hector O. Hernandez and Aneesa Shami Zizzo.
Ben Cuevas’s first Los Angeles-based solo exhibition featuring a new series exploring identity, gender, textile-based media and coded meaning through several large-scale knitted wall hangings and an interactive installation.
2023
Join us for a discussion with members of Tomorrow Girls Troop, a social practice-based art collective focusing on gender inequality issues in East Asia.
We are thrilled to announce our participation with TRYST Alternative Art Fair, an international fair for artist-run initiatives.
Join us for an artist talk with Los Angeles-based artist, Ben Cuevas, and learn more about their overall practice and creative process for our current exhibition, Non-Binary Code.
Ben Cuevas’s first Los Angeles-based solo exhibition featuring a new series exploring identity, gender, textile-based media and coded meaning through several large-scale knitted wall hangings and an interactive installation.
Woodworker Stacey Meineke explores the colorways and pattern play of wood in her art and furniture exhibition Against the Grain, July 29 – August 6.
An exhibition celebrating the lineage mothers pass down to their children, illustrating cultural healing methods and hereditary resilience through various craft-based practices.
An exhibition celebrating the lineage mothers pass down to their children, illustrating cultural healing methods and hereditary resilience through various craft-based practices.
Join us for a walkthrough of Small Expressions 2022 with juror Cameron Taylor-Brown.
From the Studio is a seasonally curated collection of small works and salable art. The Spring ‘23 collection will be available for purchase until June 4, 2023, and features Small Expressions 2022 participating artists.
Join us for the opening reception of Small Expressions, an annual juried exhibition showcasing contemporary, small-scale fiber work in a range of media.
Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition showcasing contemporary, small-scale fiber work in a range of media.
Join us for a discussion with Sympoiesis: making with curators, Lesley Roberts and Aneesa Shami Zizzo.
Artist, gleaner, mender Ruth Katzenstein Souza will guide us in a layered discussion-mending circle as we explore the stories in and of our clothing.
Studio 203 is excited to announce Sympoiesis: making with, an exhibition exploring how one of humanity’s oldest craft and industrial forms––the making of clothing––has shaped our relationship to the land, our bodies, and each other.
Join us for the opening reception of Sympoiesis: making with.
Join us for the last day of Memory of Trees by Eliza Day-Green! We will have open hours from 11am to 4pm, so no need to make an appointment that day.
Join us for a workshop with Memory of Trees artist, Eliza Day-Green.
Join us for a discussion with Eliza Day-Green and learn more about her creative process for the body of work featured in our Memory of Trees exhibition.
Join the Handweavers Guild of America for an online juror’s talk with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Thursday, January 12 at 1pm ET.
From the Studio is a curated collection of small works and salable art by four featured artists.
Studio 203 is pleased to present Memory of Trees, a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist, Eliza Day-Green.
2022
Join us for the Opening Reception of Memory of Trees, a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist, Eliza Day-Green.
Celebrate Small Business Saturday by shopping at our holiday market pop-up on November 26th
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn an overview of what the concept of duplicate stitch is and complete a duplicate stitch design on a provided knit sample created by Inessa.
Join artists Lydia Tjioe Hall, Elise Preiss and Jennifer Reifsneider, for an online conversation moderated by curator and Studio 203 director, Aneesa Shami Zizzo. Learn more about their three-person artist collective, Spool, which they’ve developed and maintained for over a decade.
Join Lydia Tjioe Hall and Elise Preiss for an afternoon of Spool-inspired activities.
Studio 203 is producing the livestream for Zócalo Public Square’s program, “Can Rural Education Survive the 21st Century?” on Thursday, Oct 6 at 6pm PST
Studio 203 is pleased to present spooling, a group exhibition of new and recent works by three-person artist collective Spool.
Join us for Fannie Sinclair's latest Booty Etiquette and Charm School Student Showcase!
We’re bringing back the My America Merch for one week only, starting July 4
Join artists Liberty Worth and Susan Springer Anderson for a relaxed conversation about their work, careers and the genesis for this show.
Visit the ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ exhibition for the last weekend to view in person! Open Hours will be from 11am to 5pm on Friday, April 29th and Saturday, April 30th. Folks do not need to make an appointment to stop by.
Visit the ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ exhibition for the last weekend to view in person! Open Hours will be from 11am to 5pm on Friday, April 29th and Saturday, April 30th. Folks do not need to make an appointment to stop by.
Followed by a walk-through by Claudia Pretelin, participants will reflect on how the artists featured in the exhibition ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ use their practice to investigate their diasporic identities and what roles memories have in building communities.
Join us for a one day event featuring small objects by artists participating in ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ at Studio 203.
Join artist Aneesa Shami in a collage with fabric workshop in conjunction with the exhibition ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ at Studio 203.
Join artists Dana Funaro, B. Neimeth, Aneesa Shami, and Patricia Yossen in a conversation moderated by art historian & curator Claudia Pretelin.
Join us for a ceramics workshop led by artist Patricia Yossen in conjunction with the exhibition Instruments of Memory, featuring Yossen’s work “Círculos de Confianza/Trust Circles” at Studio 203.
Curated by Claudia Pretelin, PhD. Includes work by Dana Funaro, B. Neimeth, Aneesa Shami and Patricia Yossen
2021
Aneesa Shami Zizzo and Yasmine Nasser Diaz, with special contributions by Sholeh Asgary and Fariha Róisín
Aneesa Shami Zizzo and Yasmine Nasser Diaz, with special contributions by Sholeh Asgary and Fariha Róisín
READING MATERIALS continues in August 2021 with Craft: An American History by Glenn Adamson.
Join Hector for open studio hours on Saturday, July 17th between 2pm-5pm and view his work in our current exhibition, My America Is Not Your America.
Join Hector O. Hernandez and Aneesa Shami Zizzo for an artist and curator walkthrough of My America Is Not Your America on Saturday, July 3 from 3pm-4pm.
Join Hector for open studio hours on Saturday, June 26th between 2pm-5pm and view his work in our current exhibition, My America Is Not Your America.
Join Hector O. Hernandez in his Paper Seed Bomb Project for the Self Help Graphics: Virtual Wellness Wednesday series on June 19 at 6pm PST.
Join us for a free pop-up workshop featuring the Paper Seed Bomb Project with Hector O. Hernandez on Saturday, May 29 from 1pm - 3pm. Stop by anytime to participate!
READING MATERIALS continues in May 2021 with The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp.
Solo exhibition with new works by Hector O. Hernandez, curated by Aneesa Shami Zizzo.
READING MATERIALS continues in 2021 with Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland.
Please join Studio 203 Director Aneesa Shami Zizzo for a live walkthrough on Saturday, February 27th at 3pm PST of the California Fibers: Historical References exhibition, currently on view at Studio 203.
Southern California artists creating, exhibiting and building community since 1970. This exhibition examines history through the lens of fiber art.
2020
Inspired by weft-looping techniques that date back to cloths from 2,000 BCE found at Deir-el-Bahari, participants will experiment with a continuous loop pile weave structure to create a densely packed fabric.
Artists Aneesa Shami and Monica Lloyd livestream a studio tour and discussion about their most recent collaboration.
Enjoy this deliciously themed halloween Visual Radio Broadcast brought to you by Fannie Sinclair's Booty Etiquette and Charm School! 14 spectacular performers bring you the sexiest spook you've ever seen.
The Sketchbooks, a collaborative project and exhibition by Monica Lloyd and Aneesa Shami, on view September 28, 2020 through November 14, 2020.
Join us for a conversation with Cameron Taylor-Brown, hosted by Studio 203 Director Aneesa Shami, about the Woven Reflections exhibition, on view August 29 –September 20, 2020.
Explore the surrealist nature of collage by using fabric appliqué in this online workshop.
Woven Reflections by Cameron Taylor-Brown explores the interplay of real and reflected, positive and negative, warp and weft. Part of Textile Arts LA Textile Month.
Join Aneesa Shami in this interactive online workshop and connect to the long lineage of rug making and enjoy the methodical experience of knotting.
We’re excited to partner with Textile Arts L.A. on a new book club, READING MATERIALS, with a focus on art and materials.
Join Aneesa Shami in this interactive online workshop and connect to the long lineage of rug making and enjoy the methodical experience of knotting.
We’re excited to partner with Textile Arts L.A. on a new book club, READING MATERIALS, with a focus on art and materials. This is the first monthly event.
Explore the surrealist nature of collage by using fabric appliqué, led by Aneesa Shami. Class fee is $75 for this four-hour workshop, and includes all materials, tools, handouts and instruction.
Join us for the official opening of the new home for Aneesa Shami Studio and gallery space, Studio 203 on Sunday, February 9, 2020 from 1-5pm!